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Reposted by Florian Völker

Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 5d

#otd 4 October 1982
Glenn Gould (*1932)

Canadian classical pianist, writer and broadcaster; was among the most famous and celebrated pianists of the 20th century

~ stroke

youtu.be/RPDBcdDGrnE

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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 5d

#otd 4 October 1970
Janis Joplin (*1943)

US-American singer-songwriter, lead singer of Big Brother And Holding Company

~ overdose heroin

youtu.be/yxdTnLL2fec

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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 5d

Haha, die Summen-Debatte ist seinem musikalischen Erbe wohl fest eingeschrieben. Ich persönlich find es nicht störend, könnte aber auch gut ohne sein Summen leben.

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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 5d

#otd 4 October 1982
Glenn Gould (*1932)

Canadian classical pianist, writer and broadcaster; was among the most famous and celebrated pianists of the 20th century

~ stroke

youtu.be/RPDBcdDGrnE

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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 5d

#otd 4 October 1999
Grim (Erik Brødreskift, *1969)

Norwegian Black Metal drummer for Immortal, Borknagar and Gorgoroth

~ suicide by sleeping pills overdose

youtu.be/zevf4R1cPk0

Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 5d

#otd 4 October 1970
Janis Joplin (*1943)

US-American singer-songwriter, lead singer of Big Brother And Holding Company

~ overdose heroin

youtu.be/yxdTnLL2fec

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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 11d

#otd 28 September 2022
Coolio (Artis Leon Ivey Jr., *1963)

US-American rapper, who won a Grammy Award for "Gangsta's Paradise" (1995); his nickname "Coolio Iglesias" was a takeoff of Julio Iglesias

~ accidental overdose of fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine

youtu.be/kGzowsBTW6c

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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 11d

#otd 28 September 2008
Cocó (Jorge Luis Revilla, *1968)

Peruvian musician and DJ, co-founder and member of Silvania and Ciëlo

~ robbed, beaten and stabbed by two Romanian hustlers in his Madrid flat

youtu.be/KP1glwvdYNY

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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 11d

#otd 28 September 1991
Miles Davis (Miles Dewey Davis III, *1926)

US-American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer; one of the most influential figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music

~ stroke, pneumonia and respiratory failure

youtu.be/h4X3rAg6lhY

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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 11d

#otd 28 September 2008
Cocó (Jorge Luis Revilla, *1968)

Peruvian musician and DJ, co-founder and member of Silvania and Ciëlo

~ robbed, beaten and stabbed by two Romanian hustlers in his Madrid flat

youtu.be/KP1glwvdYNY

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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 11d

#otd 28 September 1991
Miles Davis (Miles Dewey Davis III, *1926)

US-American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer; one of the most influential figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music

~ stroke, pneumonia and respiratory failure

youtu.be/h4X3rAg6lhY

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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 11d

#otd 28 September 2022
Coolio (Artis Leon Ivey Jr., *1963)

US-American rapper, who won a Grammy Award for "Gangsta's Paradise" (1995); his nickname "Coolio Iglesias" was a takeoff of Julio Iglesias

~ accidental overdose of fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine

youtu.be/kGzowsBTW6c

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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 13d

#otd 28 September 1972
Rory Storm (Alan Ernest Caldwell, *1938)

English musician and vocalist from Liverpool, singer and leader of Rory Storm and the Hurricanes (with Ringo Starr on drums)

~ found dead together with his mother (maybe double suicide with sleeping pills)

youtu.be/rYAL-eBfBno

Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 13d

#otd 27 September 1986
Cliff Burton (*1962)

US-American musician, bassist for Metallica

~ tour bus accident

youtu.be/qdlQyNe_9tE

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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 14d

#otd 26 September 2003
Robert Palmer (*1949)

English musician and singer-songwriter

~ heart attack

youtu.be/7_SAMrDnXOE

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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 14d

#otd 26 September 2003
Robert Palmer (*1949)

English musician and singer-songwriter

~ heart attack

youtu.be/7_SAMrDnXOE

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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 15d

#otd 25 September 1980
John Bonham (*1948), aka Bonzo

English musician and songwriter, drummer for Led Zeppelin

~ choked on vomit

youtu.be/HQmmM_qwG4k

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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 15d

#otd 25 September 2016
The Incredible Hagen (Hagen Friedrich Liebing, *1961)

German musician and journalist, bassist for Die Ärzte

~ brain tumor

youtu.be/cSSnSEczlCs

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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 15d

#otd 25 September 2012
Andy Williams (Howard Andrew Williams, *1927)

US-American singer and hoster of the Andy Williams Show

~ bladder cancer

youtu.be/JJ4uSN4Oa8I

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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 15d

#otd 25 September 2012
Andy Williams (Howard Andrew Williams, *1927)

US-American singer and hoster of the Andy Williams Show

~ bladder cancer

youtu.be/JJ4uSN4Oa8I

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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 15d

#otd 25 September 2016
The Incredible Hagen (Hagen Friedrich Liebing, *1961)

German musician and journalist, bassist for Die Ärzte

~ brain tumor

youtu.be/cSSnSEczlCs

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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 15d

#otd 25 September 1980
John Bonham (*1948), aka Bonzo

English musician and songwriter, drummer for Led Zeppelin

~ choked on vomit

youtu.be/HQmmM_qwG4k

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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 21d

#otd 18 September 1991
Rob Tyner (Robert W. Derminer, *1944)

US-American musician, lead singer of Detroit proto-punk band MC5

~ heart attack in the seat of his parked car

youtu.be/Oeyt9wNYhnQ

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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 22d

#otd 18 September 1970
Jimi Hendrix (John Allen Hendrix, *1942)

US-American singer, songwriter and guitar god

~ choked on vomit

youtu.be/qFfnlYbFEiE

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Florian Völker @bocksbruder.bsky.social · 21d

#otd 18 September 1991
Rob Tyner (Robert W. Derminer, *1944)

US-American musician, lead singer of Detroit proto-punk band MC5

~ heart attack in the seat of his parked car

youtu.be/Oeyt9wNYhnQ

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